B-Tech Project
UN Human Rights has launched the B-Tech Project which will seek to provide authoritative guidance and resources to enhance the quality of implementation of the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human rights with respect to a selected number of strategic focus areas in the technology space.
During 2019, UN Human Rights consulted informally with a range of actors from civil society, business, States, and other experts about the scope of the B-Tech Project. Following a multi-stakeholder consultation in the margin of RightsCon in June 2019, UN Human Rights issued an open call for submissions on the draft paper and the proposed focus areas for the project. Several submissions were received from different stakeholders, which have informed the final version of the scoping paper.
Foundational papers
Event, meetings, etc.
This section includes certain events and other types of meetings related to the B-Tech Project and in which OHCHR took part or is planning to take part, and which can be made public. If you would like to notify the B-Tech Project team of, or invite us to, relevant events, or propose organizing an event with us, please contact
B-techproject@ohchr.org.
Upcoming Events
More following shortly
Past Events
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EU-NGO Human Rights Forum 2020
Panel discussion on 9-10 December 2020
Video recording
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Business and Human Rights Annual Forum 2020
Panel discussion on 16 November in cooperation with GANHRI
Video recording
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Internet Governance Forum 2020
B-Tech Open Forum on 6 November 2020: "Upholding Rights in the State-Business Nexus: C19 and beyond"
Video recording of the session
Summary note
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UNGPs 10+ and UN B-Tech dialogue on investment and human rights
October 29, 2020
Summary note -
Chatham House, Consultation on Access to Remedy, 5 October 2020
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International Corporate Accountability Roundtable Annual Meeting, Break-Out Session, 28 September 2020
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RightsCon Online, July 2020
- UN Human Rights B-Tech Project Panel on addressing business model related human rights risks (information note)
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SwissNex, June 2020
- Geneva Talks: Humanitarians and Technologists, Unite ! exploring the symbiotic relationship between technology & humanity (event details and recording)
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2019 Internet Governance Forum, Berlin, November 2019
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Concept note of the Open Forum Session
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2019 UN Forum on Business and Human Rights Session, Switzerland, November 2019
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Concept note of the session
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12th Asia Human Rights Forum, South Korea, October 2019
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Agenda of the Forum
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Concept note of sessions 4, 5 and 6 and
case study for session 6 (summary report forthcoming)
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OHCHR Southern Africa Sub-Regional multi-Stakeholder Consultation, South Africa, September 2019
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Concept note and agenda (summary report forthcoming)
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RightsCon Tunis, June 2019
- UN Human Rights B-Tech Project First Multi-Stakeholder Expert Consultation (Summary report,
Introductory remarks)
- Human Rights, Big Data and Technology Project & OHCHR Expert Meeting on the technology sector and access to remedy through non-State-based grievances mechanisms (agenda and concept note,
summary report)
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The Carr Center for Human Rights Policy & OHCHR expert meeting on addressing human rights risks in technology company business models
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Agenda and concept note
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The Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution at the World Economic Forum & OHCHR two-day workshop on human rights due diligence and end-use (event postponed due to the outbreak of Covid-19)
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draft agenda and concept note
Newsletter
For any questions or comments or further information regarding the B-tech project, please contact
B-techproject@ohchr.org
Video
UN Human Rights B-Tech: Panel discussion on Human Rights risks in tech business models